25,000+
Students at the IITs
Meditation and breathwork at IIT BHU, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
International Faculty · The Art of Living
From writing code
to teaching calm.
An engineer who left a software career in the US to teach breath, meditation and practical wisdom full time. For over two decades, Rajesh has reached more than 2,00,000 people in 20+ countries.
22+ yearsteaching breath & meditation
2,00,000+people reached
20+ countriesfrom the USA to South Korea
TEDx speakerIITs, Intel, Oracle, Samsung
Based at the Art of Living International CentreBengaluru, India
About
Few people leave the ordinary. Rajesh did.
An electronics engineer from Mumbai, he began his career in software in the United States, teaching Art of Living courses on weekends. The weekends won.
Since 2003 he has taught full time as International Faculty of The Art of Living — to students, corporate leaders, doctors, soldiers, police officers and diplomats. As former Director, Art of Living Programs, he supported 25,000 trainers across India. His style is practical, warm and full of humour: ancient techniques of breath and meditation, explained in the language of modern life.
“Like a flower bud, human life has the potential to blossom fully. Blossoming of human potential to fullness is yoga.”— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Work
Calm, at scale
From IIT hostels to army units and a village school — some of the places this work has reached.
5,000+
Education leaders
Institute heads and vice-chancellors through the Executive Leadership Program he designed.
1,000+
US war veterans
SKY Resilience Training for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, through Project Welcome Home Troops.
3,600+
Police & civil servants
Officers at the Indian Police Academy, and IAS, IPS and IRS officers in Uttar Pradesh.
5.75 lakh
Students, Drug-Free India
A campaign across 500+ colleges in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh.
1 school
In a Naxal-affected village
A free school with mid-day meals in Aurwantand, Uttar Pradesh, where there was none before.
Has spoken at
- IIT Bombay
- IIT BHU
- IIT Madras
- IIT Kanpur
- AIIMS Delhi
- NIFT Delhi
- Arizona State University
- Florida State University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Intel
- Oracle
- Samsung
- TEDx
- Indian Police Academy
Teaching
Learn with Rajesh
Courses are registered through The Art of Living. Pick a program to see upcoming dates near you or online.
Breath · Beginners
Happiness Program
Learn Sudarshan Kriya™ (SKY), the rhythmic breathing technique at the heart of the Art of Living, with practical wisdom for everyday stress.
Find a course →Youth
YES!+
Youth Empowerment & Skills: breath, meditation and leadership for college students. Rajesh has taught it to thousands across India.
Find a course →Meditation
Sahaj Samadhi Dhyan
An effortless, mantra-based meditation you can practise on your own, to settle the mind into deep rest.
Find a course →Advanced
DSN
Divya Samaj Nirman: an intensive course for moving past your own inhibitions and finding inner strength, through yoga, group processes and spiritual knowledge. For those who have done the Happiness Program.
Find a course →Yoga
Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive
An advanced course for practitioners who want to go further into postures, pranayama and meditation.
Find a course →Service
VTP
Volunteer Training Program: leadership, public speaking and project skills, and the first step towards becoming an Art of Living teacher. Has prerequisites.
Find a course →
Moments
Rooms full of quiet
From stadium yoga days to small meditation halls.
Voices
What people carry home
“I discovered who I can be as a strong, resilient person. The course opened endless possibilities for me.”
“I now have an internal sense of power. I realised my true potential.”
“YES!+ allows me to be the best that I can be — as a student, a leader, and a person.”
Writings
Notes from the path
200 pieces since 2008 — reflections on Gurudev, travel diaries from the ashram and abroad, recipes from the kitchen, drawings and the occasional joke.
Article 102Guruji 55Inspirational 44Travel Diary 33Kitchen Tour 28India 17Humour 14Speak with Pics 11
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Invite Rajesh
Bring a talk or workshop to your campus, company or community
Rajesh has addressed IITs, AIIMS, US universities, global companies, police academies and diplomats. A session can be a 60-minute talk with guided meditation, a leadership workshop, or a multi-day course.
Send an invitation- Inner peace, outer dynamismEntrepreneurship Summit, IIT Bombay
- Mind 2.0Invited by the Director, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
- Decode mind to code lifeWorkshop for Oracle
- Sustainable productivity & energy managementIntel, Portland · TEDx NHCE, Bengaluru
- The science behind the breathAmerican doctors, Orlando
- Happiness at the workplaceSamsung
Contact
Say hello
Rajesh travels often and may take a little time to reply — but every message is read. For courses near you, the quickest route is your local Art of Living centre.